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Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

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kimblah's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Evie Sage is trying to figure out what she’s doing with her life when she stumbles across… The Villain & he… offers her a job? Oh, alright, well, okay then! Evie needs the money to take care of her father & sister, so she’s gunna do what she needs to do.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I thought Evie’s character was fun & really likable. I appreciated the dynamics between all of the characters, & thought that they all balanced each other out quite nicely.

The end surprised me!! I really was not expecting any of what happened in those last few chapters, so I encourage those that easily DNF to continue on to get the full experience of the book!

I loved this book, honestly. The reason it lost half a star to me is because it’s noted to be “adult” & I would have pegged it as “YA” so that’s really it & if it wasn’t for that, I would have given it 5 stars — in fact, I had until I noticed that.

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lyd1020's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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loverbot's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Pertencer era um conceito tão estranho para Evie, algo que ela desejava silenciosamente, mas que nunca descobrira como conseguir, mas aqui estava. O seu momento, as suas pessoas. A espera tinha valido a pena.

(…) A guivre não tardaria a perceber que a única forma de se juntar ao companheiro era deixar-se prender lá dentro com ele.
Quando se trata da coisa que mais amamos, pensou Trystan antes de correr para a grade, com Sage a protestar, aos gritos atrás de si, é sempre melhor estarmos presos juntos do que livres e separados.

Se insistir em continuar a aparecer atrás de mim desta maneira, vou obrigá-lo a usar um guizo.

A ponte gemeu e balançou sob o seu peso, e a escuridão que se estendia para lá dela ameaçava engoli-lo, mas a lua voltou a brilhar nas pedras preciosas do cabelo de Sage. Trystan manteve o seu olhar nelas, sabendo que seguiria aquela luz para onde quer que ela fosse.

Sinto que a vida está condenada a simplesmente acontecer, e não a ser vivida por mim.

Havia sempre alguém que precisava mais dele, e isso fazia-me sentir… sem importância.

Então a destruição é a solução dele? - Evie revirou os olhos, afastando o cabelo solto do rosto. - Homens - bufou.

Tu fizeste-lhe mal a ela - cuspiu Trystan, com o poder a surgir ao seu redor. - E isso é o suficiente para mim.

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katsudon's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

I read this as if it was a fanfic, so I was able to get thru it even if it wasn’t as quickly as I hoped. I’m not a fan of the writing, but the villain concept is always fun. I will likely attempt the next book in the series.

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carlyjoann's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

This was such a fun book! I enjoyed the plot, characters, and humor so much! The MCs had such good banter and chemistry that I fell in love with them quickly. The side characters were interesting and I really liked most of them! Sure the FMC‘s quips and quirks could get annoying at times but I really did like her character. The MMC’s narration was not what I expected going in but I ended up enjoying his chapters a lot. I did want more world building but this isn’t really that type of fantasy book in my opinion so it didn’t bother me much. I did not see the plot twist coming at all but loved how I could see the bread crumbs looking back at the story.

I love that the MMC fell first and SO HARD for the FMC. I know it’ll be a slow burn still from here but I’m okay with that. A hard heart with a soft spot for one person is one of my favorite tropes, plus he’s a morally grey villain! What’s not to love?!

This is just a fun fantasy romp with romance brewing under the surface nice and slow.
Excited to jump in to book 2!

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snickells's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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chapters_and_pages's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book had everything I love in a series and it was honestly brilliant!

Evie Sage is the main provider for her little sister and ill father. Having employment isn’t just important, it’s vital, so when a vacancy for the infamous Villain opens up, Evie takes the job. After all, she’s just his assistant. Despite their positions, Evie and the Villain can’t help but feel drawn to one another, and with someone out to get the Villain, it’s a dangerous time in Rennedawn.

I absolutely adored this book! Evie and the Villain were so enjoyable. Evie is the epitome of a sunshine character, she’s amusing and selfless, adorable and optimistic. Her humour and rapport she had with the other characters was so lovely. Despite her overall positive and happy persona, we get to see darker and more serious sides to her as well.

The Villain is my favourite kind of love interest. Broody, grumpy and hates everyone but her. He’s stubborn, protective and obsessed with Evie and I love it.

I also really enjoyed the side characters and the relationships that we got to see. Evie’s relationship with Lyssa was the sweetest, Evie and Becky’s frenemy relationship was so entertaining. I also really liked Blake, Tatianna and Clare.

I loved the slowburn between Evie and the Villain, I love when a romance takes multiple books to develop and I can’t wait to continue seeing it grow.

I found the storyline to be simplistic in the best way, oftentimes fantasy books really lean into the complex world building, however sometimes I just want something that’s easy to read and this definitely fits that.

Overall, I loved this book and I’m diving right into the next one!

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